Lemongrass Roast Chicken

Ingredients

• ½ cup finely chopped lemongrass (3 or 4 stalks)
• 2 Tbs. finely chopped shallots
• 2 Tbs. finely chopped fresh cilantro
• 1 Tbs. vegetable oil
• 2 cloves garlic
• 1-½ tsp. kosher salt
• 2 Tbs. finely chopped fresh ginger
• + 12 more ingredients
• • ¼ cup fish sauce
  • 2 Tbs. fresh lime juice, with pulp
  • ¼ cup water
  • 2 Tbs. granulated sugar
  • 1 tsp. chile paste
  • 4-½ tsp. fish sauce
  • 1 Tbs. soy sauce
  • 1 Tbs. crushed red pepper flakes
  • 1 whole chicken (3 to 4 lb.), rinsed and patted dry
  • 4 Tbs. granulated sugar
  • 2 Thai bird chiles or other hot fresh chiles, cored and seeded
  • 1 Tbs. finely chopped garlic

In a nonreactive dish large enough to hold the chicken, combine all but 2 Tbs. of the lemongrass with all of the shallots, garlic, fish sauce, soy sauce, red pepper flakes, salt, and sugar. Add the chicken and turn it to coat, tucking some of the marinade underneath its skin. Pour any excess mari...

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